Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 4359

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

End-of-service gratuity. The criterion for calculating it for the worker’s entire period of service. The period of service being considered one continuous period even if there are multiple employment contracts. The condition for this: there must be no actual interruption or time gap in her performance of the work or termination of the work at any of its stages. The import of this. Termination of the employment contract between its parties, conclusion of another contract between them, and subsequent termination of the latter. Its effect. Payment to the worker of the end-of-service gratuity for the entire period of service. - 844 - Labor
Arabic original
مكافأة نهاية الخدمة. مناط احتسابها عن كامل مدة خدمة العامل. اعتبار مدة خدمته واحدة متصلة حتى لو تعددت عقود العمل. شرط ذلك: ألا يكون هناك انقطاع فعلي أو فاصل زمني في مزأولتها للعمل أو انتهاء العمل في أحد مراحله. مؤدى ذلك. انتهاء عقد العمل بين طرفيه وإبرام عقد آخر بينهما ثم انتهاء هذا الأخير. أثره. صرف مكافأة نهاية الخدمة للعامل عن كامل مدة خدمته. - ٨٤٤ - عمل
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٨٨/٢٠١٠ عمالي جلسة ٢٦/١/٢٠١١ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٩ ج ١ ص ٢٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 844. PDF pages: 844.

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